Courtside Players Club NCAAB 1-3 Units (2/24/25)

NCAAB

2 Picks (6 Units).

7PM EST: North Carolina vs FSU Under 156.5 (3 Units).

North Carolina's offense just hasn't traveled on the road this season. They're 180th nationally shooting 33.8% from Deep and that dips to 32.5% on the road. They did run it up and score 88 on Syracuse in their most recent road game but Syracuse is 172nd in defensive rating. In their other conference road games, they've scored 65 at Clemson, 70 at Duke, 65 at Pitt, 66 at Wake Forest, 63 at NC State, 74 at Notre Dame, and 70 at Louisville. Florida State's ranked 140th in offensive rating but are a respectable 55th in defensive rating. They also can't shoot from outside, ranking 310th in 3-PT %. Both teams do like to operate with pace, but they won't get easy trips to the basket. UNC is average in terms of fouls per game, but FSU has a tendency to send teams to the line. That's one of the areas of concern but with FSU at Home the game's likely called more towards their playstyle. 4 of the last 5 meetings between these two at FSU have gone Under the total.

8PM EST: Michigan vs Nebraska Over 150.5 (3 Units).

Nebraska can bang with the best of them at Home. They're 2-1 their last 3 at Home with a Loss to Maryland and wins over Ohio State and Illinois. Going back, they've scored 75, 79, and 80 points and all 3 of those teams have quality defenses. Michigan's had some consistency issues when playing on the road but there's a massive edge at the rim in this one. Michigan is 39th in rebound rate, Nebraska's 202nd and that's despite plenty of size. Nebraska's 149th in opponent 2-PT % and Michigan's 6th in 2-PT %. Nebraska's also 187th in opponent 3-PT % so it's not like there's some trade off. Michigan has plenty of capable perimeter shooters and ranks 81st in 3-PT %. Michigan moves with pace but Nebraska's closer to league average. Really like Michigan to dictate the flow of this game. Nebraska's only hosted two elite offensive teams all year and both of them had success. The one Michigan does too much of is turn the ball over. Michigan is 336th in turnovers per possession. They're going to turn it over some and that leads to run outs and easy transition baskets.